Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a lightning strike turns water brown in Massachusetts; and a worker is seriously injured after a 30-foot fall into a tank at a treatment plant

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a treatment plant worker in Manitoba dies after falling from a chemical storage tank; and scientists detect traces of opioids in Puget Sound's mussel population

In this week's water and wastewater news, researchers conduct a blind taste test and find people prefer recycled water; and a Boston startup company will monitor sewage for opioid use

In this week's water and wastewater news, animal control workers in Georgia rescue a deer after it falls into a water treatment tank; and an elementary school student from Orange County, California, is appointed general manager of a water district

In this week's water and wastewater news, an act of vandalism at a water treatment plant causes $1 million in damage; and regulators are investigating the Niagara Falls Water Board after another unplanned discharge

The Wareham Water Pollution Control Facility plans to retrofit existing aeration and equalization basins to increase volume and nutrient removal capabilities

In this week's water and wastewater news, a dog in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was rescued from a clean water basin; and Terre Haute, Indiana's wastewater supervisor was found dead after the announcement of an FBI investigation into his conduct

In this week's water and wastewater news, the owner of a Texas-based septic pumping company claims he wasn't allowed to dump waste as often as white-owned companies; and San Diego is one step closer to recycling wastewater for potable use

In this week's water and wastewater news, a San Diego brewing company makes five barrels of ale from treated wastewater and gets the mayor to taste-test it; and the president of a private wastewater company is charged with falsifying samples at three condo facilities.

In this week's water and wastewater news, two firefighters are injured after an automated fire alarm releases a chemical extinguisher; and the city of Madison, Wisconsin, is promoting a new pale ale brewed with treated wastewater